The Russellville Democrat., 1887-10-05
THE DARK HORSE WON.

Judge John a. kea< Vi hihr-sP'h's 'r
New Commandcr-in-C Chief OF the -.
The Pension Question Before the
campment-Pcrsonal Matters.
ST.. Louis, Sept 3O.-The General En-
campment of the G. A. r. was prompt IN
coming to order this morning. After some
reports had been read. General Beath OF
Pennsylvania then arose to a personal ex-
PLANTATION. He said he had been reported
by the Repablican to have said. There
never has been Democratic Commander
in-Chief of the g. A. r., and by the eternal
Gods there never will be.D He denied this
as an '.infamous lie and SANDER"
Corporal Tanner, of New ork, said the
Republican had quoted him as saying that
he was putting a knife under Slocums
ribs. He also denounced this as a lie.
Delegate Anthony, of Kansas, made an
attempt to reconsider the report OF the
committee on resolutions, by whicn
proposition to raise money for the erection
Of monument TO General Warren was de-
feated, but was unsuccessful.
The big business OF the day was then
reached when the committee on resolu-
tions reported back a resolution intro
duced by x-Commander-in-C Chief Paul
Vandervoort, of Nebraska
The resolution was divided into two
parts. One part dealt with the pension
for Mrs. Logan, and the other was a CEN
sure Of President Cleveland for his veto
of the Dependent Pension bill.
When the committee reported back the
Vaudervoort resolution, it split it up, rec
ommending the adoption Of the part reat-
ing to Mrs. Logan's pension and the reJec-
tion of the part referring to the Presidents
veto.
There were but three speeches made on
the committees report. Vanderyoort led
off in an appeal for an adoption OF the
closure portion of his resolution He be-
lieved that the President ought to be CEN
sured for his action. II have as great an
appreciation and respect for the office
of the President as any man on
the earth, but / believe that IN
his veto he insulted the comrade-
shin OF the Grand Army" he excl aimed.
There was some applause, but very little
He rung the changes on that sentiment,
but did it speciously. He declared that
the Grand Army should havethe coure ~
of its convictions, and should vs's
felt upon this questies
This gave GeneI
Ohio chance toI
against Vandervt
feet he exclaimed:
One man insinua
and bravery Of y
one man, who
convictions. Loi
The vote was
of the committed
resolution. 1t W
was storm Of
heard. The
adopted unan'
The pension.
tion to adopt %nicn
was in favor o the basis
for pensions. / led hotly for
over an hour, G ..rdette, ex-Com-
mander-in- Chief, 4 other prominent
men speaking. A yea and naN vote was
taken about one o'clock, and resulted as
follows:
For minority report I7a
Against minority report. rt............,....... 81
There was considerable bad feeling
among the delegates over the publication
by the Globe Democrat of the password at
the door. Extra precautions were taken
to prevent any bogus veterans from
getting into the hall. The pass.
word was changed this morn
ing, but that was not even
enough. Whenever party looked suspi.
cious he was made to give the general
password, his State countersign and asked
other troublous questions. Several fell
lows who tried to use yesterdays pass
word, "Farragut," were bounced double
quick down the stairs.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1.--Judge John p. Rea,
of Minneapolis, Mimi, was yesterday, on
the first ballot, chosen Commander-in-
Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic.
John Patterson Rea is a native of Penn
sylvania and was born in Lower Oxford,
Chester County, October IL, 1910. He at
tended school and worked in factory
previous to the war, and on April II, 1861,
enlisted in Company B. Eleventh Ohio
infantry, for three months. He re-en-
listed in Company /. First Ohio
cavalry, August 20, 1861, for
three years, and was commissioned
second lieutenant. September %, follow
ing. He was promoted to first lieutenant
March -, 1862; captain, April ], 1868, and
breveted major November %, 1868. He
participated in all the battles in which his
regiment was engaged, and was never off
duty during his service of three years
and four months, with the exception of
eight days, when he was held a
prisoner of war. After his resigna-
tion, November %, 1864, he entered
the Ohio Wesleyan University, from
which he graduated in 1867. He then
studied law and was admitted to practice
in 1865 Soon after this he was appointed
a notary public, and on April 6, 1869, was
appointed United States Internal Revenue
Assessor of the Ninth Pennsylvania dis
trict, serving to May II, 1873. -.
removed to Minneapofss in
where he was editor of the Daily
Tribune from January !, 1875, TO May l,
1877. On the 1st of January, 1873, he was
made Probate Judge of Hennepin County,
serving until December 81, 1888. He then
became member Of the law firm of Rea,
Ketchel q Shaw, and practised until
April, 1886 when he was appointed
to fill the vacancy in the
bench of the Fourth district of
Minnesota, and in November following
was elected to the full term, which posi-
tion he still holds. Since 1883 he has been
Commissary General of the State, with
the rank of Brigader- General Judge Rea
Joined the q. A. r. at Piqua, Ohio, as a
charter member in 1886, and was amember
of the first encampment of the
Ohio department. He became a
member of Geo. N. Morgan Post, No. 4, of
Minneapolis in February, 1881, and served
as its first commander. He has served as
member of the department council OF adj
ministration, senior vice-commander and
commander OF the department Of Minne-
sofa, and IN 1884 was elected senior-vice-
commander-in-c chief, serving one term.
Nelson Cole, Of st. Louis, was elected
senior vice-commander-in- in-chief.
In Extreme PeriI.
OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. 30.-Ottawa is en-
veloped in dense smoke, so dense that
objects can not be distinguished half a